Perim Island
E108574
Perim Island is a strategically located volcanic island in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, controlling a key international shipping lane.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perim Island canonical | 3 |
| Perim Islands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T842279 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perim Island Context triple: [Yemen, hasIsland, Perim Island]
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A.
Gezira Island
Gezira Island is a large Nile island in central Cairo known for its upscale Zamalek district, cultural venues, and landmarks such as the Cairo Tower.
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B.
Île de Peilz
Île de Peilz is a small, tree-covered island in Lake Geneva near Villeneuve, Switzerland, known for its picturesque, solitary poplar tree and tranquil setting.
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C.
Navarino Island
Navarino Island is a remote Chilean island in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, known for its rugged subantarctic landscapes and status as one of the southernmost inhabited places in the world.
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D.
Solentiname Islands
The Solentiname Islands are a remote archipelago in southern Lake Nicaragua known for their tranquil natural beauty, vibrant naïve art community, and role as a cultural and spiritual retreat.
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E.
Corvo Island
Corvo Island is the smallest and northernmost island of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its volcanic crater landscape and remote, tranquil character.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perim Island Target entity description: Perim Island is a strategically located volcanic island in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, controlling a key international shipping lane.
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A.
Gezira Island
Gezira Island is a large Nile island in central Cairo known for its upscale Zamalek district, cultural venues, and landmarks such as the Cairo Tower.
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B.
Île de Peilz
Île de Peilz is a small, tree-covered island in Lake Geneva near Villeneuve, Switzerland, known for its picturesque, solitary poplar tree and tranquil setting.
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C.
Navarino Island
Navarino Island is a remote Chilean island in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, known for its rugged subantarctic landscapes and status as one of the southernmost inhabited places in the world.
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D.
Solentiname Islands
The Solentiname Islands are a remote archipelago in southern Lake Nicaragua known for their tranquil natural beauty, vibrant naïve art community, and role as a cultural and spiritual retreat.
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E.
Corvo Island
Corvo Island is the smallest and northernmost island of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its volcanic crater landscape and remote, tranquil character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
strategic maritime chokepoint ⓘ volcanic island ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barim
ⓘ
Mayyun ⓘ Mayyun Island ⓘ |
| archipelago |
Perim Island
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Perim Islands
|
| area | about 13 square kilometres ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
Gulf of Aden
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
hot desert climate ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | formerly controlled by the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| controls |
access between Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
ⓘ
key international shipping lane ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| distanceToAfrica | about 20 kilometres from African coast at narrowest point ⓘ |
| distanceToMainland | about 3 kilometres from Yemeni coast at narrowest point ⓘ |
| elevation | about 65 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natural harbour
ⓘ
steep cliffs in some coastal areas ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
coaling station in age of steamships
ⓘ
military outpost ⓘ |
| importance |
critical for container shipping traffic
ⓘ
critical for global oil shipments ⓘ |
| infrastructure | limited civilian infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
ⓘ
Red Sea coast ⓘ
surface form:
Red Sea region
southern entrance to the Red Sea ⓘ |
| navigationHazard | strong currents in Bab-el-Mandeb Strait ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmass |
Horn of Africa
ⓘ
Yemeni mainland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Bab-el-Mandeb chokepoint system
|
| populationStatus | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian Peninsula maritime zone
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Yemen ⓘ |
| shape | roughly oval ⓘ |
| shippingRole |
part of route between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
part of route to and from Suez Canal ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Yemen ⓘ |
| strategicConcernFor |
global maritime powers
ⓘ
regional powers around Red Sea ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of maritime traffic between Europe and Asia via Suez Canal ⓘ |
| strategicUse |
coastal surveillance point
ⓘ
naval base location ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perim Island Description of subject: Perim Island is a strategically located volcanic island in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, controlling a key international shipping lane.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Perim Islands